Top-rated Steam PC Demos Released Last Week (13th–19th of July 2026)

We know that a lot of readers love to check out demos, with the Steam Next Fest being one of the most famous events on Steam. Due to this, we started keeping track of all of the top demos released in any given week. In this article, we check out all of the top-reviewed demos that launched the previous week.

It's worth noting that, since we're hoping to platform these games and give them a new audience, we're removing anything that uses AI generation in the development. You can learn more about our stance with AI here.

Malice in Wonderland Demo — 100% positive reviews from 36 ratings

• Developer: Slyglass Games
• Publisher: DigiPen Institute of Technology
• Genre: Action, Indie, RPG
• Tags: Action Roguelike, Roguelite, Hack and Slash
• Release Date: 9 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

Tiny Towers Demo — 96% positive reviews from 29 ratings

• Developer: RKO Software, David Elliot
• Publisher: David Elliot
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Strategy
• Tags: Casual, Incremental, Strategy
• Release Date: 6 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

Kill The Sea Demo — 100% positive reviews from 12 ratings

• Developer: krakenberry games
• Publisher: Idan Rooze
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Action Roguelike, Sandbox, Bullet Hell
• Release Date: 9 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

BLIGHTEN Demo — 87% positive reviews from 54 ratings

• Developer: Blight Software
• Publisher: Blight Software
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Survival Horror, Boomer Shooter, Exploration
• Release Date: 6 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

Swarmslam Demo — 5 user reviews

• Developer: joffarex
• Publisher: joffarex
• Genre: Indie
• Tags: Idler, Incremental, Building
• Release Date: 8 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

Whiskers In The Sand Demo — 5 user reviews

• Developer: Satoshi Matos
• Publisher: Satoshi Matos
• Genre: Action, Casual, Indie
• Tags: Cats, Roguelite, Pixel Graphics
• Release Date: 10 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

Pickup Point Simulator Demo — 3 user reviews

• Developer: HY Indie Game
• Publisher: HY Indie Game
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Simulation, Casual, Job Simulator
• Release Date: 9 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

Bullet Rift Demo — 3 user reviews

• Developer: BulletRiftDev
• Publisher: BulletRiftDev
• Genre: Action, Adventure, RPG
• Tags: Action, Adventure, RPG
• Release Date: 8 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

Bullet Rift Demo — 3 user reviews

• Developer: vector interactive
• Publisher: vector interactive
• Genre: Action, Adventure
• Tags: Bullet Heaven, Action Roguelike, Action
• Release Date: 6 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

Bullet Rift Demo — 3 user reviews

• Developer: Dye Dev
• Publisher: Dye Dev
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Strategy
• Tags: Incremental, Tower Defense, Strategy
• Release Date: 9 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link